Amongst the countless opportunities to question or challenge the President on his racism, misogyny or his attacks on civil liberties, accusations of corruption or war-mongering, we were left with just shambling sycophancy.

“President Donald Trump loves to accuse his detractors of producing “fake news” as a way to deflect from his own distortions and misrepresentations. But in an interview screened in the UK in recent hours, Trump’s tired attack on climate science — itself a demonstrable twisting of the truth — was the epitome of the actual fakery pushed by climate science denial groups and conservative media outlets. And Trump’s continued disregard for the authoritative positions of climate scientists and scientific institutions and academies across the globe echoed the platforms of groups supported by one of his key financial backers — the Mercer family.”

“Trump’s climate science denial perfectly mirrors the myths perpetrated by the groups funded by one of the president’s key benefactors — the hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer. As DeSmog has reported, Mercer and his daughter Rebecca have been spending millions on climate science denial groups in recent years. Latest tax filings by the Mercer Family Foundation show that in 2016, the Mercer’s extended their support for climate science denial groups.